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University  of  Oregon 

Second  Officers '  TrainingCamp 


For  Civilians— Military  Training 
on  the  Plattsburg  Model 


DIVERSITY 


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Administrative  Library 

Four  Weeks— August  3  to  August  31,  1918 


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Cross  Country  Marching 


Sighting  the  Enemy 
Camouflage  of  Scouts 


Second  Officers'  Training  Camp 

AT  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  OREGON 


The  first  Summer  Military  Training  Camp  at  the  University 
which  opened  June  24th,  has  met  with  such  complete  approval 
from  the  men  who  are  in  attendance,  and  there  has  been 
such  urgent  demand  for  a  second  camp,  both  by  members 
of  the  first  camp,  who  wish  to  take  additional  work,  and  by 
men  who  did  not  learn  of  it  in  time  to  attend,  that  it  has  been 
decided  to  open  a  second  four-weeks  camp  on  August  5th. 
Men  are  expected  to  reach  Eugene  Saturday,  August  3rd, 
however,  so  that  they  may  complete  their  registration  and  be 
settled  in  their  quarters  in  time  to  begin  work  Monday 
morning. 


Requirements  for  Entrance 

Age — Eighteen  or  over. 

Education — Men  with  college  training  or  engineering  ex- 
perience preferred,  but  any  man  with  sufficient  intelligence 
to  grasp  the  work  offered  may  be  accepted. 

Health  and  Physique — It  is  recommended  that  applicants 
have  a  physical  examination  by  a  physician  before  enrolling, 
so  that  they  may  be  sure  of  being  able  to  endure  the  strain 
of  the  rigorous  physical  work  required. 


Charging  with  Bayonet 
Prepare  for  Enemy ! 


Ready  to  Get  Their  Boche 
Hurling  Hand  Grenades 


Are  You  in  This  List? 

The  University  of  Oregon  Summer  Training  Camp  offers 
Military  Training  for : 

1.  Men  of  draft  age.  It  will  help  them  to  obtain  early 
promotions  and  commissions  when  drafted  and  for  the  better 
men  at.,  least  probably  make  possible  their  admission  to  an 
officers'  training  school  at  which  a  commission  may  be 
earned. 

2.  Business  and  professional  men  over  draft  age.  It  will 
enable  them  to  put  themselves  into  a  high  state  of  physical 
and  military  preparedness,  ready  to  train  home  guard  and 
militia  units,  ready  for  early  promotion  in  case  the  draft  age 
is  raised,  ready  to  accept  appointments  to  the  officers'  training 
camps  the  next  time  a  general  call  is  made.  Four  calls  upon 
civilians  have  already  been  made,  and  two  quotas  were  filled  on 
University  of  Oregon  recommendations  in  May,  1918,  alone. 
A  preliminary  announcement  has  just  been  made  by  the  War 
Department  of  a  new  series  of  camps  to  which  qualified 
civilians  may  be  admitted. 

3.  Home  guard  officers  and  men.  It  will  enable  them  to 
raise  their  units  to  a  higher  state  of  efficiency., 

4.  High  school  teachers.  It  will  enable  them  to  introduce 
military  training  into  their  schools  or  increase  its  efficiency 
where  it  has  already  been  introduced. 

5.  University  and  High  School  students.  It  will  qualify 
them  for  promotions  in  R.  0.  T.  C.  and  other  training  units. 

6.  Scout  leaders.  It  will  give  them  many  new  ideas  in 
leadership. 


Company  of  Engineers 


Digging  in  the  Trenche? 
Smiling  as  They  Dig 


Do  You  Realize  The  Value  Of  This 
Training? 

1.  Military  Drill  and  Parade.  Prepares  for  patriotic  service.  You 
become  part  of  the  reserve  strength  of  the  nation.  Strengthens  the 
body;  gives  alertness  to  the  mind.  Teaches  obedience,  and,  what  is 
harder,  the  art  of  command.  Adds  dignity  and  force  to  the  bearing, 
self  confidence  and  clearness  to  the  voice,  keenness  to  the  eye.  Un- 
equalled for  cultivating  presence  of  mind,  and  necessary  for  success  in 
the    army. 

2.  Principles  of  Campaigning.  Care  for  large  bodies  of  men  on  the 
march  and  in  camp.  Sanitation.  Hygiene.  Transport.  Woodcraft. 
Scouting.  Information  service.  Security.  The  art  of  building  up 
morale.      Discipline. 

3.  Tactics  and  Strategy.  Lectures  and  discussions  on  the  theory 
and  practice  of  warfare,  and  the  actual  working  out  in  the  field  of 
tactical  and  battle  problems.  Makes  clear  many  things  that  are 
mysterious  to  the  civilian. 

4.  Field  Engineering.  Includes  the  actual  construction  of  trenches, 
trench  systems  and  bridges,  barbed  wire  entanglements  and  other 
obstacles,  dug-outs  and  shelters,  and  the  engineering  side  of  sanitation. 
Road  making  and  railway  work. 

5.  Signalling.  The  army's  various  means  of  transmitting  intelli- 
gence, particularly  the  semaphore  and  wig-wag  codes. 

6.  Topography.  Trains  the  observation  and  the  judgment.  The 
basis  of  scouting  and  strategy.  Includes  map  reading,  map  making  and 
the  rough  type  of  surveying  used  in  military  campaigns.  Landscape 
sketching,  estimating  distances. 

7.  Musketry.  The  control  of  fire  and  fire  discipline.  The  art  of 
making  mass  fire  effective.  The  use  of  the  various  machine  guns  with 
demonstrations. 

8.  Mathematics.  For  those  who  desire  it.  Mathematics  is  the 
basis  of  the  work  of  the  officer  in  heavy  and  field  artillery.  Of  all 
branches  of  the  army,  the  artillery  is  at  present  making  the  strongest 
bids  for  officers.  Men  with  some  knowledge  of  mathematics  are  likely 
to  be  in  demand  as  long  as  the  war  lasts. 

9.  Camouflage.  Your  life  and  the  lives  of  others  may  depend  upon 
your  ingenuity  in  devising  means  of  concealment. 


10.  First  Aid.  A  course  likely  to  be  useful  to  you  at  .soon-  time. 
Prompt  first  treatment  in  case  of  wounds  and  accident.  How  to  do 
the  right  thing  and  do  it  in  time. 

11.  Physical  Training.  This  phase  of  the  camp  alone  ought  to 
justify  the  attendance  of  the  average  man,  even  if  there  were  no 
patriotic  reason  for  preparedness.  If  you  are  an  Ln-door  man,  the 
purpose  of  the  four  weeks'  course  is  to  make  an  out-door  man  of  you. 
Your  work  all  through  the  year  will  l>e  better  for  it.  The  work  will 
be  heavy  and  continuous,  but  physicians  and  experl  physical  directors 
will  be  on  hand  to  prevent  you  from  overdoing  in  the  early  stagee  of 
the  hardening  process.  At  the  end  of  the  course  your  strength  and 
endurance    should    have    increased    greatly. 

12.  Officers'  School.  Special  problems  for  officers.  The  advance 
by  rushes.    Judging  distance.    Company  paper  work.     Military  courtesies 

and  the   duties   of  an   officer. 

13.  Military  Organization.  The  organization  of  the  United  States 
Army.  The  organization  of  the  staff  and  the  various  departments  and 
services.  Army  records  and  reports  and  the  duties  of  platoon  and 
company    officers. 

14.  Gas  School.  School  of  poison  gases,  means  of  detection, 
of  launching  and  prevention. 

15.  Trench  Warfare.  Comprises  raiding  parties,  reconnoitering, 
patrols,  wire  cutting  patrols,  the  effects  of  shell  fire,  Very  light,  taking 
over  sections  of  trenches,  listening  posts,  sniping,  intelligence  work  and 
camouflage. 

16.  French.  Class  in  "Trench  French"  for  beginners.  Advance 
course  if  need  justifies. 

17.  Artillery  Drill.  Artillery  drill  and  formations.  Prepares  for 
entrance  to  artillery  schools. 

18.  Military  Law.  A  brief  study  of  military  law  and  the  organiza- 
tion and  procedure  of  court-martial. 

19.  Bombing  and  Bayoneting.  A  complete  study  of  the  modern 
bayonet  system  now  used  by  the  countries  at  war,  with  a  thorough 
practice  in  the  United  States  system  and  the  method  of  teaching  it. 

A  study  of  the  explosives  and  mechanical  features  used  in  the 
grenades  of  all  the  more  important  countries  as  well  as  the  practice  of 
the  methods  of  throwing. 


Military  Life 


Strict  military  discipline  is  observed  at  the  camp.  A  sol- 
dierly bearing  and  military  precision  in  every  way  is  insisted 
upon. 

Practice  marches  into  the  hills  come  every  week.  Problems 
in  mimic  warfare  are  worked  out  frequently.  Theoretical 
positions  are  carefully  reconnoitered,  advanced  upon  by  rushes 
under  protection  of  covering  fire  and  finally  taken  by  very 
realistic  bayonet  charges.  The  last  week  is  spent  almost 
wholly  in  the  field.  At  least  two  nights  are  spent  in  the 
trenches,  where  trench  warfare  in  its  many  phases  of  raiding 
parties,  scouting  patrols,  listening  posts,  "Very"  lights,  and 
wiring  squads  is  effectively  simulated.  Several  days  are  spent 
in  the  hills  where  battle  problems  on  a  large  scale  are  worked 
out,  the  bivouacking  in  the  open. 

The  health  of  the  men  at  the  camp  is  constantly  guarded. 
Medical  inspections  are  frequently  made  by  the  camp  physician 
and  a  physical  director  is  on  the  alert  to  prevent  injuries 
from  accident  and  over-exertion. 

As  nearly  as  possible  the  conditions  under  which  the  men 
live  approximate  that  of  the  barracks  of  a  training  camp. 
Reveille  is  sounded  at  6  :30,  and  taps,  at  which  all  lights  are 
out,  at  10:45.  General  leave  is  granted  from  Saturday  noon 
until  taps  Sunday  night  and  special  furloughs  when  requested 
with  sufficient  reason. 


Lieutenant   Colonel  John  Leader 


The  Staff 

LIEUTENANT  COLONEL  JOHN  LEADER 

Commandant 

Colonel  Leader  came  to  the  University  of  Oregon  npon  the 
recommendation  of  the  British  War  Office.  He  is  a  graduate 
of  the  Royal  Military  College  of  England  and  has  had  twenty- 
three  years  of  experience  in  the  British  Army.  He  has  served 
in  every  campaign  undertaken  by  the  British  Government 
during  that  time,  including  the  Boer  war  and  the  Boxer 
troubles.  He  has  been  attached  to  many  foreign  armies  as 
military  observer,  including  the  Japanese  army  during  the 
Russo-Japanese  war  and  the  German  army.  On  several  oc- 
casions he  has  been  detailed  to  train  foreign  troops.  At  the 
outbreak  of  the  present  war  he  was  commissioned  to  recruit 
a  regiment  in  Ireland.  This  regiment  he  trained  and  officered 
with  cadets  whom  he  also  trained,  and  led  to  France  where, 
as  a  part  of  the  famous  Ulster  division,  it  was  fairly  wiped 
out  in  the  early  days  of  the  battle  of  the  Somme,  in  an  action 
which  has  been  characterized  as  the  greatest  deed  of  the  war. 
Colonel  Leader  was  himself  broken  down  by  the  campaign, 
and  after  months  in  the  hospital  was  pronounced  unfit  for 
further  active  war  service.  When  he  learned  of  the  need  in 
Oregon  for  a  man  to  help  train  officers  for  the  United  States 
Army  he  declined  tempting  offers  at  home  and  came  here, 
where  he  believes  he  can  help  the  most  toward  winning  the 
war. 

Colonel  Leader  is  commandant  of  the  camp,  lectures  on 
military  subjects  each  day,  and  supervises  the  entire  course. 


COLONEL  WILLIAM  H.  C.  BOWEN,  U.  S.  A 

Professor  of  Military  Science  and  Tactics 

Colonel  Bowen  has  had  many  years  of  experience  in  the 
United  States  army,  in  this  country  and  in  the  Philippines. 
He  served  against  the  Plains  Indians,  took  part  in  the  Spanish- 
American  war,  and  in  the  Philippine  insurrection.  Colonel 
Bowen  is  detailed  to  the  University  of  Oregon  by  the  War 
Department. 

The  staff  includes  a  number  of  members  of  the  University 
faculty  who  are  experts  in  their  special  subjects,  an  artillery 
officer  of  the  army,  and  others. 


The  Cost  Will  Be  Kept  Down 

The  cost  of  the  four  weeks'  encampment  will  be  confined 
to  the  men's  actual  living  expenses.  The  University  will 
furnish  the  equipment  and  pay  the  instructors.  Rations 
and  housing  for  the  four  weeks,  together  with  the  use  of  the 
University  facilities,  will  cost  $50.00,  or  less  than  the  average 
man  of  officer  type  spends  at  home  in  a  similar  period. 

Men  will  be  housed  in  the  University  dormitories,  in  the 
gymnasium  and  in  tents  on  the  campus.  Lockers,  shower 
baths,  swiming  pool,  running  track,  ball  courts,  apparatus 
and  athletic  fields  will  be  at  the  disposal  of  the  summer 
training  battalion.  Men  should  bring  bathing  suits,  baseball 
gloves  and  other  personal  equipment. 

Each  man  will  be  expected  to  provide  his  own  uniform. 
As  many  applicants  are  former  national  guardsmen,  members 
of  home  guard  organizations  and  fraternal  drilling  organiza- 
tions, it  has  been  decided  on  grounds  of  expense  to  the  men 
not  to  prescribe  a  single  type  of  uniform.  It  is  expected,  how- 
ever, that  the  khaki  color  will  be  adhered  to.  Men  not 
supplied  with  uniforms  should  acquire  either  the  army  khaki, 
costing  about  $25,  or  the  rough  trench  "coverall"  uniform, 
costing  about  $7,  including  canvas  leggings.  Campaign  hats 
are  required.     Heavy,  comfortable  shoes  should  be  worn. 

Each  man  will  bring  two  blankets  and  several  towels. 
Sheets  and  pillows  if  desired.  Blankets  should  be  of  warm 
wool,  as  several  nights  will  be  spent  in  the  trenches  and  in  a 
campaigning  expedition  into  the  hills   east  of  Eugene. 


Recreation 

Evening  games  of  baseball  and  tennis,  swimming,  and 
camp-fire  sing-songs  bring  one  back  to  school  and  college 
days.  A  dance  each  Friday  evening,  and  Sunday  evening 
lunches  on  the  lawn  give  opportunity  for  social  enjoyments 
as  also  do  Sunday  tramps,  and  canoeing  up  the  shady  mill  race. 
AH  are  busy,  but  time  is  allowed  for  social  recreation. 


Mill  Race  Sport 


Your  Legal  Status 


No  enlistment  or  promise  of  enlistment  is  required  for 
admittance  to  the  summer  encampment.  There  will  be  no  dis- 
crimination against  the  man  who  is  taking  the  work  for  the 
improvement  of  his  health.  It  will  be  assumed  that  every 
man  has  some  worthy  and  patriotic  end  in  view  and  that 
military  preparedness  in  times  like  these  is  worth  while  for 
its  own  sake. 

The  University  makes  no  promise  to  include  any  graduates 
of  the  summer  encampment  in  any  succeeding  University 
quotas  for  officers.  However,  the  last  demand  on  the  univer- 
sities of  the  country  was  greater  than  they  could  supply,  and 
the  University  of  Oregon  was  instructed  by  the  War  Depart- 
ment to  use  its  own  judgment  as  to  whom  it  should  recommend, 
the  War  Department  on  its  part  refusing  to  go  behind  the 
Uni versity  's  judgment,  whatever  that  might  be,  so  long  as  the 
men  were  legally  and  physically  qualified.  The  men  will  be 
regularly  enrolled  as  University  students  and  will  be  eligible 
to  be  included  in  the  University's  quota  so  far  as  student 
standing  is  concerned. 

Neither  the  University  nor  anyone  else  is  authorized  to 
predict  on  behalf  of  the  War  Department  what  method  will  be 
used  in  the  future  for  selecting  men  for  training  camps.  The 
fact  stands  out,  however,  that  the  army  finds  difficulty  in 
getting  fully  qualified  men  for  officers,  and  that  this  difficulty 
is  increasing,  and  is  likely  further  to  increase.  The  well 
qualified  man  is  likely  to  be  needed.  In  the  past  the  graduates 
of  such  training  camps  have  received  commissions  by  the 
hundreds. 


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Opportunity  Opens 

Announcement  has  juil  been  made  thai  the  University  will 
be  asked  to  recommend  civilians  to  a  uew  series  of  I'.  S.  Army 
Officers'  Training  Camps  and  thai  application  must  be  made 
through  the  military  offitjers  in  charge  of  the  Reserve  Officers 
Training  Corps  unit  in  llie  school  or  college  nearest  the  appli 
cant's  home.  These  camps  are  to  be  open  to  civilians  between 
the  ages  of  twenty  and  i'm-iy  years.  It  is  made  clear-  thai  only 
civilians  of  unusual  qualifications  will  be  admitted,  and  that 
the  competition  for  commissions  will  be  very  severe.  Complete 
details  of  requirements  and  quotas  have  not  yet  readied  the 
University,  but  everything  indicates  that  the  University  will 
be  asked  to  recommend  men  for  these  training  camps.  Those 
who  wish  consideration  for  one  of  these  camps  will  find  it 
greatly  to  their  advantage  to  secure  in  advance  such  training 
as  is  offered  at  the  Uni varsity  this  summer. 

A  certificate  stating  that  one  has  successfully  completed 
the  work  of  the  course,  and  listing  the  subjects  covered,  signed 
by  the  President  of  the  University,  the  Commandant  and  the 
Professor  of  Military  Science  and  Tactics,  is  given  all  who 
complete  the  work  of  the  camp  satisfactorily.  Letters  of 
recommendation  will  also  be  written  for  men  applying  for 
examination  for  commission. 

For  application  form  and  further  information  which  may 
be  desired,  address  the  Adjutant,  University  of  Oregon, 
Eugene. 


University  of  Oregon  Leaflet  Series 

Military  Training  Bulletin  July,  1918  Vol.  3,  No.  12,  Part  i 

Published    monthly   by    the    University    of    Oregon    and    entered    at    the 

post-office   in   Eugene,   Oregon,   as   second-class   matter. 


